Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Mr Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf Scholz, ...

A Holocaust survivor has paid tribute to the “high risks” people took to help Jews during the Second World War. Jacques Weisser, 83, was born in Antwerp during the war and subsequently hidden when his ...

China’s increased trade with Russia has helped the country mitigate some of the worst blows from the sanctions.

The hearing on Tuesday came more than five years after the viral social media post at the heart of the libel dispute.

Friedrich Merz has finally succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The conservative ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ‘we had to stabilise the economy’ as he defended the actions taken by his Government.

Emergency services received calls alerting them to the blaze at about 2.25pm on Sunday, and firefighters tackled it for almost 24 hours.

Sarah Pochin was flanked by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and chief whip Lee Anderson as she arrived in the Commons.

Kemi Badenoch insisted she was “confident” she would lead the Conservatives into the next general election following the party’s drubbing last week.

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings on Tuesday, during which Francis’ fisherman’s ring and his official seal ...

The former Sinn Fein leader told the defamation trial that an attempt is being made to ‘smother’ the jury in history.

The deal follows three years of talks and is set to boost several sectors which are hit especially hard by Donald Trump’s tariffs.